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The Burns and the Bees/References
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428 "The Burns and the Bees"
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Cultural references
- The episode's title is a reference to "The birds and the bees", an American colloquial expression used to refer to when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to their children.
- The Christmas-themed opening sequence includes:
- Notable people at the Billionaire Camp include:
- Ted Turner, founder of TNT, TBS, and CNN.
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.
- Richard Branson, co-founder of the Virgin Group.
- Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.
- Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
- Larry Ellison, co-founder of the Oracle Corporation.
- Donald Trump, owner of The Trump Organization.
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.
- Rupert Murdoch, founder of Fox Corporation.
- The paintings Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, and a third billionaire are shooting at include:
- The billionaires are playing Quidditch, the famous sport from the Harry Potter universe.
- Groundskeeper Willie plays "Amazing Grace" on his bagpipes while mourning for the deceased bees.
- Willie names the bees after famous people:
- Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon.
- Bee Arthur, referring to American actress, comedian and singer Bea Arthur.
- Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, the bassist and vocalist of the British band The Police.
- Bee Bee King, referring to the American blues singer B. B. King.
- Susan Bee Anthony, referring to American women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.
- Jerry Seinfeld, the American actor and comedian. The relation with bees is that Seinfeld voiced Barry B. Benson, the main character from Bee Movie.
- Rich Texan's fictional basketball team Austin Celtics are a parody of the Boston Celtics.
- In Homer's fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles WALL-E from the Disney Pixar film WALL-E.
- Abe thinks Lisa is former US President Abraham Lincoln.
- Homer points out that bees have haploid cells, while humans have diploids.
- Mr. Burns appeared on the cover of the general interest magazine Collier's. This magazine was published between 1888 and 1957, with Mr. Burns appearing on the December 1943 issue.
- Burns sings a modified version of the American patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", including references to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, dissolved in 1918 in the aftermath of World War I. Besides WWI, Smithers mentions the historical events such as World War II, the Cold War, and the creation of the European Union.
- The "Maple Leaf Rag" piano composition by Scott Joplin is heard when the Basket Bells dance.
- "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty By Nature is heard during the gorilla mascot scene.
- The Inuit basketball player Muk Mu comes from Ketchikan, Alaska. His phrase "I kill whales for fun" is a reference to the aboriginal whaling that takes place on the Northwest Coast on the Pacific Ocean.
- "Sea of Love" by The Honeydrippers is heard when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees.
Trivia
- For the first 8 episodes of this season, the show won the 2009 People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Comedy.
- The marquee at Springfield Sports Palace first reads "Big Game Tonight" then later, "World's Smallest Jumbotron".
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